MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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